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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="SV" style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Dear all,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">We are hiring a PhD student in Optimization and Systems Theroy at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden!
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:white;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">We seek a highly motivated person with a strong background in applied/computational mathematics, with a degree in mathematics, operations research, or a suitable engineering
degree. A successful candidate needs to be interested in problem solving and developing mathematical methods.</span><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:white;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">The project aims at developing new algorithms and methods for solving certain types of mixed-integer problems. How to obtain strong continuous relaxations is one of the
key questions in the project. You will have the opportunity to explore and develop alternative formulations and algorithms. You will work with both mathematical theory and practical tasks, such as, implementing and testing optimization techniques. The overall
goal is to develop</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black;background:white;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> new</span><span style="color:black;background:white;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> methods for solving certain types of problems that are currently difficult,
or even computationally intractable. </span><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:white;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">The student will be supervised by Assistant Professor Jan Kronqvist.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black;background:white;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">More details on the position, requirements, and how to apply
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:white;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><a href="https://www.kth.se/en/om/work-at-kth/lediga-jobb/what:job/jobID:444669/where:4/">https://www.kth.se/en/om/work-at-kth/lediga-jobb/what:job/jobID:444669/where:4/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black;background:white;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Deadline for the application: December 2<sup>nd</sup> 2021</span><span style="color:black;background:white;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black;background:white;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black;background:white;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Jan Kronqvist<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Assistant Professor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Optimization and Systems Theory<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Department of Mathematics<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black;background:white;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><a href="mailto:jankr@kth.se">jankr@kth.se</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://www.kth.se/profile/jankr">https://www.kth.se/profile/jankr</a>
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